Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$48,490
Federal tax deduction
- $6,581
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,851
CPP deduction
- $2,564
EI deduction
- $766
Total tax
- $11,762
Net pay
* $36,728
Marginal tax rate
26.2%
Average tax rate
24.3%
75.7%
Net pay
24.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$36,728
Net pay
$3,637
Tax the employer pays
$11,762
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$15,400
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,637 to pay you $48,490. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.18 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.3% tax rate now rises to 29.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $48,490 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $11,762. That means that your net pay will be $36,728 per year, or $3,061 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.3% and your marginal tax rate is 26.2%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of $100 in your salary will be taxed $26.18, hence, your net pay will only increase by $73.82.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $738 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,691 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 36,728
24.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 36,150
25.4%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 35,828
26.1%
3
Yukon
CAD 35,771
26.2%
4
Ontario
CAD 35,635
26.5%
5
Quebec
CAD 34,685
28.5%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 34,138
29.6%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 34,108
29.7%
8
Alberta
CAD 34,063
29.8%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 33,791
30.3%
10
Prince Edward Island
CAD 33,492
30.9%
11
Nova Scotia
CAD 33,445
31.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 33,427
31.1%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 39,192
19.2%
1
Canada
CAD 35,635
26.5%
2
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nunavut tables of Canada, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.